Theory and Practice of Translation (311-0-20)
Instructors
Maite Rebecca Noemie Marciano
Meeting Info
Kresge Centennial Hall 2-325: Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM
Overview of class
A combination of seminar and workshop. Together we will translate several short texts and study theoretical approaches to literary translation and practical accounts by literary translators. We will approach language, poems, poetics, culture and theoretical issues and problems in relation to each other. Your written work will be due in different forms during the course. In your final portfolio, you will present revised versions of your translations and a research paper on translation.
Registration Requirements
A reading knowledge of a second language and experience reading literature in that language. If you are uncertain about your qualifications, please e-mail the instructor at maite.marciano@northwestern.edu to describe them. Experience writing creatively is welcome, especially in poetry writing courses in the English Department.
Teaching Method
Discussion; group critique of draft translations; oral presentations by students.
Evaluation Method
Written work ("Canvas" responses to reading, draft translations, revised translations, and final papers) as well as class participation should demonstrate students\' growing understanding of translation as a practice and as a way of reading literature and engaging with larger theoretical ideas about literature.
Class Materials (Required)
Essays on translation by a number of critics, scholars and translators, in two published volumes and on the Course Management web site ("Canvas").